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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1960
Page
3
Guy Lombardo, famed bandleader, finally allows his motor boat passion to influence his music at the Marine Theater in Jones Beach New York. The shift follows six years of resistance as Lombardo embraces the nautical hobby in his musical extra performances.
The production set for Hit the Deck opens June 23 with a natural stage bay and a 65 foot ketch for the admiral’s ball scene. A 70 mph speed boat race and a retired Navy commander as technical advisor are planned as the show includes a 32 foot gun battleship model and a shark backstage tale. The company reports minimal rainouts, aiming for a strong run this season.
Eight students from four Alabama counties earned perfect fall quarter grades at Athens College, forming an all A slate led by Bar ey Gaylia White Ardmore and Billy York Gurley. The dean’s list also includes fifteen second honor roll students with GPAs of 2.5 to 3.0 and part time hitters posting 2.5+ GPA.
Phenix City Alabama newspaper obituary notes the death of a leading Russell County figure at the Veterans Hospital in Montgomery after a hospital stay began April 25. Funeral services are set for 4 p.m. at Mort Chapel Columbus Georgia with Reverend J M McKnight. burial at Riverdale Cemetery. Born March 6 1874 in Wallace.
A 62 year old Newton resident Danley Monroe Starling was struck and killed by a car nine miles west of Dothan on U S 84. Highway patrol said the victim died at the scene. The incident occurred Wednesday. The report notes French dress designers and fashion houses earn about 160 million dollars in exports annually.
Ann Lawson of Fairhope won a runoff for a girls state government post in Montgomery defeating eight other candidates on the first ballot. Her platform promises economy, education, tax equality, and efficient state government. Her Poe paraphrase campaign piece centers on education and teachers, with other named figures including Sandy Neal and Alice Johnson.
Donald Hall of Montgomery faces lawsuits totaling 745000 after a two car collision that killed three people. The suits allege damages from the crash prompting multiple plaintiffs to seek compensation.
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